摘要:
Adopted is a thermal head, including: a support substrate including a concave portion formed in a front surface thereof; an upper substrate, which is bonded in a stacked state to the front surface of the support substrate and includes a convex portion formed at a position corresponding to the concave portion; a heating resistor provided on a front surface of the upper substrate at a position straddling the convex portion; and a pair of electrodes provided on both sides of the heating resistor, in which at least one of the pair of electrodes include: a thin portion, which is connected to the heating resistor at a distal end surface of the convex portion in a region corresponding to the concave portion; and a thick portion, which is connected to the heating resistor and is formed thicker than the thin portion.
摘要:
A thermal head has a support substrate including a concave portion formed in a front surface thereof. An upper substrate is bonded in a stacked state to the front surface of the support substrate and includes a convex portion formed within a region corresponding to the concave portion. A heating resistor is provided on a front surface of the upper substrate at a position straddling the convex portion. A pair of electrodes is provided on both sides of the heating resistor. At least one of the pair of electrodes has a thin portion and a thick portion. The thin portion is connected to the heating resistor at one of a side surface and a top surface of the convex portion in the region corresponding to the concave portion. The thick portion is connected to the heating resistor and is formed thicker than the thin portion.
摘要:
A thermal head comprises a first substrate having a concave portion, a second substrate mounted on the first substrate and covering the concave portion to form with the first substrate a cavity portion, a heating resistor provided on a surface of the second substrate, and a pair of electrodes connected to the heating resistor for supplying power to the heating resistor. At least one of the pair of electrodes has a low thermal conductivity portion in a region opposed to the cavity portion. The low thermal conductivity portion is made of a material having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity in other regions of the pair of electrodes and having an electrical resistance lower than an electrical resistance of the heating resistor.
摘要:
Provided is a manufacturing method for a thermal head, including: bonding a flat upper substrate in a stacked state onto a flat supporting substrate including a heat-insulating concave portion open to one surface thereof so that the heat-insulating concave portion is closed (bonding step (SA2)); thinning the upper substrate bonded onto the supporting substrate by the bonding step (SA2) (plate thinning step (SA3)); measuring a thickness of the upper substrate thinned by the plate thinning step (SA3) (measurement step (SA4)); deciding a target resistance value of heating resistors based on the thickness of the upper substrate, which is measured by the measurement step (SA4) (decision step (SA5)); and forming, at positions of a surface of the upper substrate thinned by the plate thinning step (SA3), the heating resistors having the target resistance value determined by the decision step (SA5), the positions being opposed to the heat-insulating concave portion (resistor forming step (SA6)). Thus, a high-efficiency thermal head capable of accurately outputting a target heating amount obtained by estimating an amount of heat wasted without being used is easily manufactured without using a special apparatus.
摘要:
Provided are a thermal head that has a cavity portion at a position corresponding to heating resistors and is capable of improving thermal efficiency while ensuring strength of the cavity portion, and a printer including the thermal head. The thermal head (1) includes: a supporting substrate (3) including a concave portion (2) in a surface thereof; an upper substrate (5) bonded in a stacked state to the surface of the supporting substrate (3); and a heating resistor (7) provided at a position, which corresponds to the concave portion (2), of a surface of the upper substrate (5), in which a centerline average roughness of at least a region of a back surface of the upper substrate (5) is set to be less than 5 nm, the region being opposed to the concave portion (2).
摘要:
To improve print quality, a plurality of heating resistors (14) are arranged with spaces therebetween on a heat storage layer (13) laminated on a surface of a supporting substrate (11) via an adhesive layer (12) made of an elastic material. A cavity portion (19) is formed at a region between the supporting substrate (11) and the heat storage layer (13), the region being opposed to a heat generating portion of each of the plurality of heating resistors (14). The elastic material constituting the adhesive layer (12) is arranged so that the elastic material is in a bonded state with respect to at least a part of a surface of the heat storage layer (13) opposed to the cavity portion (19).
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising: forming a concave portion opened in one surface of a support substrate and an upper substrate to be disposed on the support substrate in a stacked state, the support substrate and the upper substrate each being of a plate shape; a step of measuring a width dimension of the concave portion formed in the concave portion forming step; bonding the support substrate and the upper substrate to each other in the stacked state so as to close an opening of the concave portion; thinning the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate in the bonding, to a thickness set based on the width dimension of the concave portion measured in the measuring; and forming a heating resistor on a surface of the thinned upper substrate in a region opposed to the concave portion.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising: forming a concave portion opened in one surface of at least one of a support substrate and an upper substrate to be disposed on the support substrate in a stacked state, the support substrate and the upper substrate each being of a plate shape; measuring a width dimension of the concave portion; bonding the support substrate and the upper substrate to each other in the stacked state so as to close an opening of the concave portion; forming a heating resistor on a surface of the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate, in a region opposed to the concave portion; and forming a protective film for covering and protecting the heating resistor on the upper substrate, at a thickness which is set based on the width dimension of the concave portion and a thickness dimension of the upper substrate.
摘要:
In order to provide a manufacturing method for a heating resistor element component, with which an insulating film (undercoat) can be easily handled, damage caused in the insulating film can be reduced, and a high yield can be ensured, the manufacturing method comprises the steps of: processing, on a surface of a supporting substrate (2), a plurality of concave portions (8) each forming a hollow portion (7) at intervals; processing, on the surface of the supporting substrate (2), a concave part (10) for each region straddling the plurality of concave portions (8) in an arrangement direction of the concave portions (8); placing an insulating film (3) made of sheet glass in each concave part (10); and bonding the insulating film (3) to the supporting substrate (2).
摘要:
Provided is a thermal head that is high in durability and reliability with increased printing efficiency as well as increased manufacturing yields. The thermal head (1) includes: a support substrate (12) including a concave portion (23) having an opening portion (23a) formed in a surface of the support substrate (12); an upper substrate (14) having an external dimension which is smaller than an external dimension of the support substrate (12) and is slightly larger than an external dimension of the opening portion (23a), for closing the opening portion (23a) when bonded to the surface of the support substrate (12) in a stacked state; and a heating resistor (15) formed on a surface of the upper substrate (14) in a position opposed to the concave portion (23) of the support substrate (12).